Chapter 179 Drunk Confusion
Li Xia felt very wronged. Kanshi Ran had betrayed him. The address of the old apartment he rented was remote, with poor security and concealment.
Kirigiri Shimizu, in the name of security, asked Komachi Kurenai to arrange a new place for him to stay, for the convenience of completing tasks.
And so, Li Xia moved into this upscale apartment in the city center, in a daze.
Of course, if Kanshi Ran wanted to kill him, this apartment was just as fragile as paper.
Today, when he walked through an alley, he saw Mori Mari getting out of a car. At a glance, he recognized this former rival who had pursued his aunt.
Mori Mari dressed like a sexy and fashionable lady, her two long white legs stepping on high heels, making a "clack clack" sound in the darkness.
Li Xia even wondered if she had some strange superpowers, but of course, that had nothing to do with him. He just wanted to keep his distance from her.
That's why he slowed down his pace.
"That's probably how things are," Li Xia said, taking off his hood. The evening breeze blew, and he instinctively shrunk his neck, trying to keep it warm.
"Yeah, haha, I thought I encountered a pervert," Mori Mari laughed, naturally placing herself in an elder position in front of her favorite woman's nephew.
The evening breeze made her feel a chill in her feet, and she regretted not wearing stockings. She brought her feet closer together.
"The road is indeed quite dark." Li Xia played along well. He didn't believe that Mori Mari was simply taking a night stroll, but there was no need to expose it. He was once her girlfriend's pursuer, a female rival, and their relationship was already quite delicate.
"Kid, what's with that look in your eyes!" Mori Mari sensed the perfunctory tone in his words, feeling both awkward and chilled. She was already in a bad mood today.
The breakdown of an adult often happens in an instant. A nameless anger surged in her heart, and she grabbed his collar.
"Do you want to laugh? Then laugh! Do you think I'm like clown, huh? Speak up!"
"Uh..." Li Xia's mouth twitched. He raised his hands, leaned back against the wall, and realized that reasoning with a hysterical woman was foolish. At this moment, it was best to stay quiet and not move.
Seeing Li Xia ignoring her, Mori Mari withdrew her hand, shook her head, and turned away.
The high heels did not make her feel any better. Shoulders slumped, it was hard to imagine that such a strong woman would show such a desolate side.
"Are you cold?" Li Xia pointed to his own coat. The night wind made him feel chilly, let alone Mori Mari in her revealing outfit.
As soon as he spoke, he felt he was overthinking. This strong-willed woman wouldn't borrow clothes from anyone else.
"I want it," Mori Mari glanced at him, then swiftly took Li Xia's coat and put it on herself.
Watching Li Xia shiver, Mori Mari smirked and tightened the coat a bit more.
"Accompany me to the convenience store," Mori Mari was pleased to see Li Xia shivering in the wind, feeling a sense of satisfaction.
"I'd rather go home," Li Xia didn't want to stay with Mori Mari, even though she was a stunning and curvaceous mature beauty.
"I haven't contacted Asakawa Aki for a long time," Mori Mari glanced at Li Xia, her words carrying a strong hint of a threat.
Li Xia sighed. Dealing with this woman's helplessness was going to be troublesome. He adjusted his clothes and accompanied her to the convenience store.
Mori Mari is used to having someone wait on her, and she carelessly throws various alcoholic drinks at Li Xia.
When Li Xia comes out of the convenience store, he is carrying two solid shopping bags.
Mori Mari lives on the 24th floor, while Li Xia lives on the 12th floor, with no sign of the neighborly scenes depicted in TV dramas.
Although it's an apartment building, the floors above the 20th floor belong to the most luxurious apartments.
They are all duplexes, three times larger than Li Xia's 12th-floor apartment.
After unlocking the door with her fingerprint, Mori Mari kicks off her high heels, which casually land under the shoe rack. The shoe cabinet takes up half of a wall, neatly displaying various styles of high heels.
From her casual habits, it's clear that someone regularly cleans this room.
"Come here," Mori Mari throws her coat on the sofa, crosses her long legs, and pats the seat next to her. "The wine glasses are in the kitchen, come and fill up sister's glass."
She tilts her head, looks at Li Xia, and smirks, "Once you've served sister well, I'll let you off the hook."
Li Xia shrugs and heads to the kitchen. He can tell that Mori Mari is in a bad mood, but he didn't expect such a strong-willed woman to seek solace in alcohol.
In this apartment, the kitchen was even bigger than the one he had rented before. He took a cucumber out of a plastic bag and casually made a salad, then walked over to the living room with a glass of wine.
Placing the salad on the coffee table, he also poured a glass of whiskey: "How much do you want?"
Mori Mari watched him slicing the cucumber, chuckled, and said, "When I used to drink with Asakawa Aki, she would also make some salads."
She tapped the coffee table with her hand and said, "Of course, fill it up."
Li Xia didn't know how much she could drink, but being able to drink with her aunt frequently clearly indicated that she had a good capacity for alcohol. He poured a drink and handed it to her, asking, "Did you used to drink with my aunt often?"
Mori Mari picked up the glass and drank it all in one go, exhaling a breath of alcohol. It seemed that this glass of wine had helped her recover from the chill outside.
She used a finger to pull down her collar, revealing a bit of white edge, and said, "Yes, there are several types of red wine. I taught her a little bit."
As she spoke, she slammed the glass on the coffee table and said, "Fill it up quickly."
"Well, here you are," Li Xia said, pouring her another drink.
Mori Mari picked up the glass again and drank it all in one go, then picked up a cucumber slice with two fingers and tossed it into her mouth.
"It's almost time for me to go back," Li Xia thought as he observed her current drinking state, she was likely to get drunk.
He really didn't want to take care of a drunkard.
"Do you want to know what Asakawa Aki did after getting drunk?" Mori Mari suddenly narrowed her eyes, looking at Li Xia with a hint of provocation.
"I don't want to know," Li Xia's hand trembled as he poured the drink, but he quickly regained composure; his rational mind told him that he had to end this topic.
Mori Mari pushed the glass towards him. "Take a sip, and I'll tell you."
Li Xia looked at the glass, feeling conflicted inside.
"Just one sip," Mori Mari leaned in close to Li Xia's ear, lightly blowing with the scent of alcohol, hitting his earlobe. "That was the first time I met Asakawa Aki, at a university club social event."
Li Xia felt his ear itching badly. Mori Mari's not small chest pressing against his back didn't feel good.
He shrunk his body, avoiding Mori Mari's pressure, picked up the glass, and took a sip.
Fine wine is still wine. For someone who doesn't like to drink, it doesn't suddenly become enjoyable. The spicy taste exploded in his mouth, and Li Xia coughed twice from the irritation, then put down the glass and looked at Mori Mari. "Go ahead, tell me."
In this way, Li Xia heard the past of the two people from Mori Mari's mouth.
This world doesn't have so many bad people, at least Asakawa Aki didn't encounter any. She didn't get drunk either, she was just sent back to the hotel by Mori Mari.
"Do you want to know when I realized my feelings for Asakawa Aki?" Mori Mari asked another question.
Li Xia hesitated for a few seconds and took another sip.
"That girl looks mature, but she actually keeps everything hidden in her heart," Mori Mari said, drinking by herself and starting to tell the story.
It's not like some stories with ups and downs. Asakawa Aki just arrived in Tokyo, far from home, unable to fit into other people's circles. She's not the type to take the initiative, so she has always been alone.
Mori Mari became her only friend in this ordinary way.
This time, without waiting for Mori Mari to persuade, Li Xia drank a big sip himself. He was a little jealous of Mori Mari.
Being her support when she needed it the most.
"Not bad," Mori Mari laughed and clapped her hands, picked up the bottle and drank straight from it without pouring it into a glass.
"Okay!" Li Xia also got fired up, jealousy always makes people unrecognizable.
Two people, a drink, a story, started chatting. One is the leader of a business empire, the other is a regular college student.
Naturally, the two wouldn't have much in common topics, but that doesn't stop them from speaking their minds, and they drink heartily.
Mori Mari also complained a lot because she married into a conglomerate and an unemotional husband.
Even though she knew the other party didn't like women and didn't agree to her divorce, as an only daughter, she needs to inherit the conglomerate. However, her dream is to become a painter or something similar...
"... It's so hot." Mori Mari's skin turned rosy, and she pulled her sleeveless shirt with her hands.
"Turn the air conditioning down a bit," Li Xia was starting to talk loudly from the alcohol, also feeling really hot, and took off his shirt, revealing his upper body.
He's used to exercising regularly. Although he's not a bodybuilder, he's also well-defined, the type that looks good shirtless.
Mori Mari immediately looked over, put her hand on his chest, and felt the heat coming from it: "Little brother, you have a nice body. With so much fire, do you want to go for a run?"
Li Xia pushed her hand away and said, "Go touch yourself."
"Right!" Mori Mari tilted her head and thought he made a good point, grabbing her own chest and rubbing it. "It much bigger than yours!"
After a while, she got bored and picked up the bottle to drink again.
Li Xia also picked up a bottle, shook it, and found that no liquid came out. He reached out to grab Mori Mari's bottle.
Mori Mari, of course, didn't like that and poured the entire bottle into her mouth, puffing up her cheeks.
Li Xia immediately became unhappy, leaned in, and bit her lip, letting a bit of blood and alcohol enter his mouth.
"Damn it, give me back my drink!" Mori Mari got angry and started sucking, trying to get the alcohol back.
The two fought from the couch to the floor. This upscale apartment had heated floors and blankets, so rolling on the ground didn't hurt.
The room was filled with only the sound of their roughhousing.
"Ouch! Don't poke me there!" Mori Mari let out a miserable scream.
* * *
The first ray of sunlight in the early morning shone through the window and landed on Mori Mari's face, causing her eyelashes to flutter slightly.
Her brow furrowed, and it took some effort to open her eyes.
"Ouch!" Mori Mari's first sensation was pain, she rubbed her temples and half-opened her eyes.
The ground was a mess, littered with empty bottles, the lingering smell of alcohol in the air, along with a hint of squid.
Memories from yesterday began to emerge in her mind.
"Ouch..." Mori Mari, regaining some feeling in her body, felt a sharp pain in her back, reaching out she touched it and grimaced as she pulled out a small, narrow bottle.
Feeling a bit more comfortable, she soon felt a sharp throbbing in the front, lowering her head, she saw Li Xia, eyes shut, sleeping like a log.
Mori Mari closed her eyes, covered them with her hands, rubbed her temples carefully, then opened them.
Nothing had changed in front of her.
"Damn it!" Mori Mari cursed angrily, her voice low, only she could hear it.
Cursing under her breath, she carefully pulled herself out, then quickly grabbed a few tissues from the side.
As soon as Mori Mari stood up, her legs went weak, and she fell again. Gritting her teeth, she used her hands to push herself up, picking up her underwear from the floor.
The sound of running water echoed in the bathroom, as warm water hit Mori Mari's skin, making her feel alive again.
She stood upright, carefully pressing on her abdomen, her teeth clenched tightly, making a "crunch" sound. She said, "You bastard, how many more are there?"
She came out of the bathroom in a new bathrobe, her long red hair cascading over her fair neck. She looked at Li Xia, who was still sleeping like a dead pig, and couldn't contain her anger. She immediately stomped her foot on his lower body.
"Ah!" Li Xia let out a cry of pain, struggling to get up from the ground. He looked at Mori Mari with a bewildered expression on his face, as if asking, "Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?"
"Hmph," Mori Mari snorted coldly. "Is this the first time a woman has stepped on you?"
"Hey, is that the main issue here?" Li Xia exploded in anger. He didn't care about Mori Mari's identity anymore. He stood up and was ready to fight back. Being stepped on in that place was unbearable.
But Mori Mari had a stronger presence. She stared at him with wide eyes. Her bathrobe opened slightly as she moved, revealing a line in the middle, but Li Xia didn't pay it any mind.
For some reason, he was overwhelmed by her presence. Suddenly, strange memories flashed through his mind, causing him to involuntarily take a few steps back.
He looked down and saw his pants thrown to the side, couldn't believe it, sat back on the sofa, pointed at Mori Mari with trembling hands, and said, "You... you took advantage while I was drunk, drugged..."
"Smack!" Mori Mari lifted her foot and stomped directly on Li Xia's chest, pinning him to the sofa. "It was me. What are you going to do about it?"
"No..." Li Xia grabbed her foot, lifted it and saw something he shouldn't have, awkwardly turned his head.
"Let me straighten up first, I'm feeling a bit dizzy now."
"You, you wouldn't want me to take responsibility, would you?" Mori Mari looked disdainful. "This is just like finding a random man on the street, don't think you can extort anything from our Mori Group like this."
"Didn't it backwards?" Li Xia rubbed his temples, feeling that something was off.
"Kids are really troublesome." Mori Mari took out a check, wrote a number on it casually, flicked it with two fingers, and the check floated down lightly onto Li Xia's face.
"Hurry up, take a shower and go home. My secretary will come later to help me clean up the room."
"Oh~" Although Li Xia felt something was off, she still picked up her clothes and rushed to the bathroom.
Seeing her leave, Mori Mari immediately covered it with her hands, saying, "Ouch, that hurts!"
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